{"id":418,"date":"2013-07-08T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-08T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smritiweb.com\/navin\/?p=418"},"modified":"2013-07-04T11:41:53","modified_gmt":"2013-07-04T06:11:53","slug":"small-incidents-from-history-that-shaped-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smritiweb.com\/navin\/india\/small-incidents-from-history-that-shaped-india","title":{"rendered":"Small incidents from history that shaped India"},"content":{"rendered":"

This<\/a> is a cute, fun article talking about how 4 seemingly small incidents in history ended up arguably having a major effect on the subsequent history of India. Do not look for historical rigor in there – just a quick fun read, and a quick primer on some of the important turning points in India’s history.<\/p>\n

For example, he starts with this:<\/p>\n

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No 4: Iltutmish, with a polite harmless nod, says No to Jalal ad-din Mohammad, Ruler of the Khwarezmian Empire. Unknowingly saves Indian Civilization<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

And then goes on to argue how if Iltutmish had not refused Jalal ad-din Mohammad, India’s history today could have been far, far different.<\/p>\n

(On a side note: I really hate the use of gratuitous images in that article. I understand that humans are more attracted by visuals than text, and that a picture is worth a thousand words, but to use images like a screenshot from the TV serial “Friends” just to illustrate that Genghis Khan wanted to be friends with Jalal-ad-din Mohammad is just ridiculous. And this is not an isolated incident. I see people everywhere – from blogs to Quora answer using this ridiculous technique, just because they heard that they need to put images in their blogs.)<\/em><\/p>\n

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